The free, self-guided, public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk brings together art lovers and community friends to the ever evolving Downtown Los Angeles. With exciting and unique offerings around every corner, Downtown celebrates the arts each and every month on the 2nd Thursday. Please refer to your calendar for specific dates. Hours vary by gallery, but can typically range from Noon – 10PM.Many of The Downtown Art Walk activities take shape in and around the galleries predominantly on Spring and Main streets between 2nd and 9th streets. However, there is a plethora of art related events and openings, activities, and special programming that take place all over Downtown. For the true art buyers and fans, arriving early offers a more relaxing stroll through the different galleries and art exhibits. As the evening progresses, more visitors descend on the area to meet up with friends and savor the local experience. Visitors and local Downtowners can often be found patronizing the outcropping of local shopping, dining and entertainment establishments that have created the thriving, vibrant community.

Through LaTanya's work with Gilmore Associates, she became involved with Chrysalis. Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment.

After employing Dianna Thomas on a temporary basis, LaTanya literally experienced Dianna's metamorphosis first hand. Read more about Dianna's story here. Dianna's incredible journey inspired LaTanya to help others like her and she has been involved with the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball Event Committee since 2013.

LaTanya was introduced to HYPE Los Angeles by its founder and immediately fell in love with its mission. LaTanya spoken to HYPE students and assists with fundraising whenever possible.

HYPE was created by a group of inner-city public middle school teachers who helped a number of highly gifted, low-income students get into elite college-prep independent high schools in the Los Angeles area. These students displayed potential to excel academically if provided the proper support, opportunity, and educational rigor at the secondary level. After successfully placing these students, HYPE was created to provide admission assistance for a greater number of low-income students who demonstrate the potential to benefit from a private college-prep secondary education.

LaTanya joined the Historic Downtown Buildings and Merchants Association in 2014. She helped to organize the calendar and the budget for the organization and attended Small Business Workshops, Board Meetings and retail openings for new businesses within the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles. The HDBMA is now a subset of the Historic Core Business Improvement District.